Labor Day may feel like it's just around the bend, but don't let the warm weather and the promise of a vacation slip out of your grasp just yet, because there's still plenty of summer left to burn. In fact, for these last few weeks of summer sunshine, why not go all in and make it feel like the summers of your youth by checking back into the version of summer camp you actually wanted as a kid—minus the mystery meat and cabin bunk beds. A handful of properties across the country (and even one across the pond) are leaning hard into that nostalgia, trading capture-the-flag for fly-fishing and lanyard-making for wood-fired hot tubs, combining plenty of fun with luxury in one go. At Yellowstone Peaks Hotel just outside Yellowstone National Park, owner Mara Repetto built the whole property around the idea of adults rediscovering their inner kid, fishing from a private stocked trout pond, roasting s'mores at their own fire pit, and gathering for wood-fired pizza nights under some of the darkest skies in the nation. "As the owner, my favorite part is seeing adults become kids again," Repetto says. "In today's world, we're all moving so fast. We wanted to create a place where people put down their phones, get a little smoky from tending a fire, laugh over burnt marshmallows, fish until sunset, and remember what it feels like to simply play." Tennessee's Windy Hill Farm and Preserve, which sits on 650 acres along the Tennessee River, offers more playtime with archery, beekeeping, and hands-on cooking demos, along with the all-important complimentary s'mores kits. "So much of what we've built here is about giving grown-ups permission to try something new: pick up a bow for the first time, pull a kayak out on the river, or open up a beehive and not be afraid of it," founder Steven Brewington says. "That's really what a stay at Windy Hill is about: exploring, getting your hands dirty, and remembering how good it feels to be curious and explore nature."
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